Scanning Hatiay

Egyptologist Gomaa Abdel-maksoud prepares a mummy for a CT scan. The researchers were looking for evidence of arterial disease in the mummies. This mummy,…Read More »

Hatiay, who lived between 1550 and 1295 BC, had extensive vascular disease. Less «

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Hatiey scan

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Researchers prepare the mummy Hatiey for a CT scan.

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Maiherpri scan

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The mummy Maiherpri undergoes scanning.

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Maiherpri in sarcophagus

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The mummy Maiherpri returned to the sarcophagus after scanning. All of the mummies reside at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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Maiherpri's feet

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The individually wrapped toes of the mummy Maiherpri. Maiherpri lived between 1550 and 1295 BC.

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Unknown mummy

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An unknown mummy is prepped for the scanner.

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Mummy hand

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The hand and legs of an unknown mummy.

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Mummy Djeher

Credit: Dr. Michael Miyamoto

Some mummies, like Djeher, who lived between 304 BC and 30 BC, were scanned still in their coffins.

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Djeher's scan

Credit: Dr. Michael Miyamoto

The ancient Egyptian mummy Djeher as imaged with a CT scanner. Djeher was found to have heart artery and other vascular disease. Djeher lived between 304…Read More »

and 30 BC. Another mummy with coronary artery disease, Princess Ahmose-Meryet-Amon, lived between 1580 and 1550 BC and is the oldest known case of human heart disease. Less «

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